An epic showdown is building between Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell and the Putnam Community Foundation, the non-profit Joe DiVestea heads, the same one started by former state senator Vincent Leibell. More...

Former Brewster Police Officer Pat Frezza was treated at Putnam Hospital Center last Friday after firing three rounds from a .45 caliber handgun inside his Mahopac home following a dispute with his wife before being sent to jail. More...

Breaking News - 4/6/2012 11:27 AM

The economy, jobs, governmental mandates and regulations were on the minds of some two dozen elected officials from Putnam and Northern Westchester Thursday during a conference with Congresswoman Nan Hayworth. More...

Jake Isherwood spent hundreds of hours preparing for his Eagle Scout project and now that it has been completed the entire community will benefit. After meeting with spiritual leaders, Jake, a junior at Mahopac High School, decided that the Mt. More...

The first class of Women of Distinction from towns and villages throughout the Putnam, northern Westchester and southern Dutchess region were recognized last Friday evening before a SRO crowd at the Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services auditorium in C More...

BREWSTER – Shannon Sommer pitched seven innings, allowing no runs on two hits, and Marisa Delzio drove in the game-winning run to lift the Brewster High softball team to a 1-0 victory over Somers in a League IIB game played Monday at Somers. More...

Breaking News - 4/10/2012 6:28 AM

Quick response by firefighters Monday afternoon to the Highlands Shopping Plaza in Southeast averted a calamity when a pile of mulch apparently ignited by a tossed cigarette started a blaze between DeCicco's Market and Kohl's Department Store. More...

The Putnam County Courier has nabbed first place for in-depth reporting on the Vincent Leibell corruption scandal, one of five statewide awards for excellence in reporting and advertising given to the Courier and its sister paper during the annual me More...

Three men from New York City with ties to the Russian mafia who believed that Putnam County was easy prey discovered just the opposite, and now face lengthy state prison terms following their arrests last week in conjunction with a bogus precious met More...

When it comes to firsts, Putnam County leads the state in several areas—the lowest rate of unemployment, the county with the lowest crime rate and the first county to declare Teen Driver Safety Awareness Month. More...

Putnam's annual Legislative Forum attracted a large crowd to the county's Emergency Operation Center auditorium last Saturday morning when dozens of speakers called on elected and appointed officials to create and support disability related public po More...

William J. McGoorty of Brewster, (September 27, 1929 – March 29, 2012), was a man of faith. His life was commemorated with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster, on Wednesday, April 4th. More...